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ECUA TERM LIMITS BILL WITHDRAWN
Freshman State Representative Michelle Salzman has withdrawn a bill that would have imposed term limits for members of the Emerald Coast Utilities Authority. Her bill would have limited ECUA board mem...
Syndicated Author Feb 21, 2021
BODY FOUND IN CENTURY
The Escambia County Sheriff's Office is conducting a death investigation after a body was found in Century over the weekend. The body of the adult male was discovered about 7 a.m. in an open grassy ar...
Syndicated Author Feb 21, 2021
MOLINO PRECINCT REOPENED
Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons and hundreds of community members attended the reopening and ribbon cutting of the Molino Precinct on Saturday. Sheriff Simmons said reopening the precinct will al...
Syndicated Author Feb 21, 2021
ESCAMBIA COUNTY WINS PEANUT BUTTER CHALLENGE
Escambia County Extension has won the statewide 2020 Peanut Butter Challenge. Escambia County collected 2,191 jars weighing in at 2,867.5 pounds as well as an additional 2,880 jars donated by local fa...
Syndicated Author Feb 21, 2021
BAY BRIDGE TO REOPEN
The Florida Department of Transportation says the Pensacola Bay Bridge will reopen next month, but only one lane in each direction will be open for the first mile from the Pensacola side. Two lanes in...
Syndicated Author Feb 18, 2021
ESCAMBIA COUNTY ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE ORDINANCE
Escambia County Commissioners voted yesterday to approve an ordinance allowing retail alcohol beverage sales seven days a week throughout the entire county except between 2:30 and 6 a.m. The ordinance...
Syndicated Author Feb 18, 2021
NEW SANTA ROSA COUNTY VACCINE SITE
Santa Rosa County officials plan to rent the old Bealls department store in Milton as a COVID-19 vaccination site for the entire county, with a goal of delivering 1,500 coronavirus vaccines each week....
Syndicated Author Feb 18, 2021
ESCAMBIA COUNTY VACCINE ARRIVAL DELAYED
The Florida Department of Health is rescheduling appointments because not enough vaccine arrived in time to meet this week's goals, due to weather problems. The Florida Department of Health in Escambi...
Syndicated Author Feb 18, 2021
NAVAL LIVE OAKS DEATH INVESTIGATION
The National Park Service and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating after a body was found on a sailboat near Gulf Breeze. The body was discovered inside a 25-foot sailboat on the...
Syndicated Author Feb 16, 2021
OKALOOSA COUNTY SEXUAL ABUSE ARREST
The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office says a 50-year-old Niceville woman is accused of sexually abusing a 5-year-old girl over a seven-month period in 2018. Deputies say a caretaker reported noti...
Syndicated Author Feb 16, 2021